Compton Way, Earls Barton - Political Developments Limited - PDL

Compton Way, Earls Barton
STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
APPENDIX E: EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE
We live at 73 Compton Way and have received your newsletter with proposals. We would like to raise the following points.
You state that a transport assessment has concluded that there will be no significant impact on the area. On the
contrary, Thorpe Road exits onto Station Road which is already double parked, heavily congested & the only
route up to the centre of the village. There are ongoing concerns and Council reviews of parking and congestion
in this area. Your development would prospectively add 130 cars trying to access this road at peak times (if we
assume each home has 2 cars- which is the case for all existing houses in Compton Way).
You talk of extensive open space in your development; however this appears to be a narrow green channel
continuing along from an existing footpath, which the Parish Council last month agreed to close down, to protect
homes in Shoemakers Close and Compton Way from burglary.
We are personally concerned with the 8 houses you propose to pack in to a very small space at the top of your
development. 6 of these houses fall along our boundary line with no space in between them. Instead of an open
field we would be faced with a wall of houses which appear very close to our fence line in places. If the front of
the terrace is in line with our neighbours back fence at no.69, then those houses must have tiny back gardens
and loom large at the back of no.71. Can you state the proposed distance from our boundary line of these
properties? If this proposal goes ahead in this form, we would share fences with 6 separate neighbours. Whose
responsibility would maintenance be? Would you build substantial fences at the back of each property when you
develop the site? At the moment we have open planting to enjoy the view and cannot pay to fence the boundary
line.
We appreciate your comments about drainage issues being dealt with, however our practical experience over the
last 12+ years has been that, whenever there is heavy rain, that field becomes a bog. Should you build a wall of
houses, with tiny gardens behind our property there are likely to be drainage issues both for our garden and the
new homes.
If this application is going ahead, we strongly suggest that you significantly reduce the number of houses
proposed on this site to allow more space between properties and build slightly further away from existing
homes.
Mr & Mrs J Bromilow
Sir
I live at no 53 Compton Way. I appreciate the details of the proposed development. I would like to make the following
comments:
1) Although I realise there is a need for further housing in the county and that extra houses in Earls Barton may help to
support the local shops I would be interested to know if the doctors, dentists and schools are able to support the extra
need.
2) Station Road, the only access to this site, is already a difficult thoroughfare. there is usually only single lane traffic due to
the parked cars. putting a potential 100 plus extra cars along this stretch of road will increase the difficulty and is likely to
cause considerable problems. This stretch of the road must already be difficult for the emergency services. with extra
housing comes extra likely hood of need for these services and therefore more difficulty for all who live locally.
3) Compton Way is already a minor race track for youths on motorcycles since they are able to exit via the current
pedestrian and cycle access to Station road at the north end of the road. only yesterday I saw three small children on cycles
almost run down by a speeding motorcyclist. an additional loop with access marked '2' on your plan is likely to increase
this disturbance
thank you
Mrs Liz Waine
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